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BURNS TELLS STORY OF PLOT TO THROW 1919 WORLD SERIES; He Testifies Former White Sox Players Agreed to Make It a "Made-to-Order" Contest. CICOTTE TO LOSE ONE GAME Asserts He Said He Would Throw Ball Out of Park if Necessary to Do So. HE MENTIONS ROTHSTEIN Identifies David Zelser of Des Moines, One of Defendants, as the Mysterious Bennett. Joe Jackson Is Not Mentioned. Outlines His Career. BURNS TELLS OF PLOT TO THROW '19 SERIES Rothstein's Picture Introduced. Burns's Voice Drops. Told Money Was Out On Bets. Telegram is Barred. Gives Salaries Paid Players. Gleason Called as Witness.

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July 20, 1921,

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CHCICAGO, July 19.--Bill Burns, former Chicago American League baseball player, who has turned State evidence in return for immunity, gave a dramatic account today, at the trial of the indicted White Sox players, of the alleged conspiracy to " throw " the 1919 world's series to Cincinnati for $100,000.

July 20, 1921

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